Daily Top 5 News Countdown: Sting and Paul Simon Join Forces + More

The music industry is a lot like that rambunctious London abode Madness sings about in the classic 'Our House': There's always something happening, and it's usually quite loud. Indeed, keeping up with all of the day's top music stories can be daunting, so to make things easy, we've collected the top 5 items and ranked them in terms of newsworthiness. Scroll down to see our picks.

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Morrissey Sitting on 'Arsenal of New Material'

Our hero's been writing more than just memoirs.

Moz's longtime guitarist Boz Boorer says his pompadoured boss has been amassing lots of new tunes. Now all he needs is a "record deal," whatever the hell that is. [NME]

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Eminem, Arcade Fire and MIA Made 'Live Music Videos' at the YouTube Awards